Crocus February 2011

[mark smyth]

Now you know why I got excited when I saw it.

The white chrysanthus, no photo, is an oddity like seeing a white bullfinch or goldfinch

[Martin Baxendale]

I'm adding veluchensis and cvijicii to my order for Janis, so I can try some crosses! I can't recall who sells Rainbow Gold. Can you enlighten me, Mark.

[mark smyth]

Dirk

[David Nicholson]

One of mine:-

Crocus minimus.

[Martin Baxendale]

Dirk

Ah, yes. Now I remember Dirk showing photos of Rainbow Gold. I think I received his bulb list last year but had problems opening it - made my screen freeze up whenever I tried to open it. So I had to delete it. Wish I'd managed to open it now! 

[Martin Baxendale]

That was on my old computer, which I was having problems with. Dirk, will you have Rainbow Gold available again this year?

[udo]

That was on my old computer, which I was having problems with. Dirk, will you have Rainbow Gold available again this year?

Martin, my next bulb list comes in spring 2012, i hope including 'Rainbow Gold'
and many other interess Crocus.

[Martin Baxendale]

Thanks Dirk. I'll look out for it. With my new computer I'm sure I won't have a problem opening your next list. Meanwhile, I'll try some crosses of my own if Janis can let me have cvyicii and veluchensis (I have had both species in the past but never at the same time).

[udo]

Martin, the mother from Cr.'Rainbowgold' is a self-steril Cr.veluchensis from Rila-Mts. in Bulgaria, thereby was the pollination with Cr.cvijicii not difficultly.
Here some flowers from this friday:
Cr.sieberi from Crete
Cr.sieberi 'Chiara', a great flowering selection,
Crocus-beds with cover, the nights are to cold
Cr.sieberi 'Chiara' in bud from last spring

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Chiara is a lovely lady Dirk ! 

[annew]

It certainly is!
The sun brought new crocus out here also:

[Kasun A]

Is this   Crocus vernus ssp heuffelianus?? I bought from Netherlands with a picture shows just like this


http://www.srgc.org.uk/discus/messages/321/1888.html

seems when it blooms totaly diiferent,,

kasun

[Lesley Cox]

Martin, if you are able to get cvijicii and veluchensis, try the cross by all means but also do the reverse cross. I have seedlings with just the same colouring but the seed was from cvijicii, the only times it has set seed, when pollinated with veluchensis.

[tonyg]

Is this   Crocus vernus ssp heuffelianus?? I bought from Netherlands with a picture shows just like this


http://www.srgc.org.uk/discus/messages/321/1888.html

seems when it blooms totaly diiferent,,

kasun

Sadly you do not have C vernus heuffelianus - might be vernus but I even doubt that.

[Martin Baxendale]

Martin, if you are able to get cvijicii and veluchensis, try the cross by all means but also do the reverse cross. I have seedlings with just the same colouring but the seed was from cvijicii, the only times it has set seed, when pollinated with veluchensis.

Thanks Lesley, good to know Dirk's beauty wasn't a one-off and I can hope for similar results. I was going to try the cross both ways, assuming I get both parents from Janis on this year's order. I've also asked Janis for veluchensis 'Alba', which crossed with cvijicii won't produce such exciting colours but may give me some strong hybrid yellows that would be good to have in the garden.